Mechanical Engineering Intern - Energy

Mechanical Engineer Intern
Join a team where engineering excellence drives opportunity. AEI), we bring together expertise and innovation to solve the most complex challenges. Today, with more than 1000 professionals across 23 offices, we help shape the future of healthcare, science and technology, energy, education, and other vital sectors.
From elevating patient care in Mayo Clinic's world-class hospitals to enabling discovery in high-containment laboratories for U.S. agencies and driving environmental progress with Microsoft's renowned Thermal Energy Center, our work enriches the human experience, safeguards the environment, and pushes the boundaries of possibility.
AEI consistently earns national recognition from leading industry publications, including Building Design+Construction, Engineering News-Record, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, with distinctions such as being named the #1 Laboratory Engineering Firm in the nation and receiving multiple Best of the Best Project awards, underscoring the lasting legacy of our work.
At AEI, you'll join a collaborative community where your expertise fuels innovation, your ideas drive progress, and your work helps shape a brighter future.
As a Mechanical Engineer Intern in our Portland office for Summer 2027, you will help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to approach design in unconventional ways, apply your knowledge while working on significant and complex projects, work alongside professionals known for advanced engineering solutions, observe how a successful engineering firm operates, establish ties that could solidify your professional future, and learn within a friendly, supportive environment.
Expertise of our most successful Mechanical Engineer Intern:

Enrollment in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering program from ABET accredited school.
Effective skills to help you flourish:

AEI passionately invests in our brilliant talent by allowing for personal and professional growth through supporting clients like NASA; and Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology.
Our flexible and collaborative work environment demonstrates our dedication to employee appreciation and collective commitment to excellence.
We provide the opportunity to serve the greater good of humanity through work on cutting-edge, state-of-the-art projects like Promega Corporation's Kornberg Center, The University of Arizona's Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building, AbbVie's West Coast Oncology Hub, and BioMed Realty's Gateway of Pacific.
Our commitment to these values – innovation and expertise, integrity, communication, quality, responsibility, opportunity, and growth – informs both project decisions and behavior amongst colleagues and clients.
An exceptional benefits package (health, dental, vision) and a year-end bonus based on company profits, individual responsibility, and performance.
If this environment and opportunity to work on world-changing projects align with your goals, we would be thrilled to meet you.